Valley in danger

Flu panic hits London

On a killing spree

Malaysia orders immediate killing of a million pigs; virus claims more than 85 lives

Cool cancer treatment

The cold virus could help patients undergoing chemotherapy

Friendly foe

The flip side of a pest control bug

Technocure

Dismal scenario

Kenya

Three is company!

A fertility treatment spawns babies with the DNA of three parents, instead of two

CHINA

A killer stalks Siliguri

Messing around with the environment has led to the emergence of new and deadly diseases

Tit for tat

Junk diet

In Short

Mighty millet

A new pearl millet variety resistant to downy mildew disease

Causes of deafness identified

Chikungunya chase

Nandan Kanan gets health cover

A moving target

Hand-foot-mouth virus strikes

Thane doctors say disease that affects children is spreading to other cities

Shaping genetic inheritance

Same genes express differently due to smoking, alcohol, stress

The chorus is dying

A virulent fungal disease is killing frogs in what might be the sixth mass extinction

Divide and rule

Malaria-carrying mosquito mutates into two different species

Nature’s mosquito repellent

Predator chemicals can prevent mosquitoes from breeding

Sanguine approach to circulation

The physics of blood flow gives a clearer view of its physiological role